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Diversity of SCCmec elements in Staphylococci isolated from public washrooms [PDF]
BMC Microbiology, 2015 Staphylococci are commonly associated with antibiotic resistance in healthcare settings including resistance to methicillin and other beta lactam antibiotics primarily associated with the carriage of SCCmec mobile genetic elements. We investigated oxacillin susceptibility in 11 different species of environmental staphylococci to evaluate the potential ...
Mkrtchyan, Hermine +2 more
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Associations between dru Types and SCCmec Cassettes
PLoS ONE, 2013 Molecular typing is an important tool in the investigation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreaks and in following the evolution of MRSA. The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) contains a hypervariable region with a variable number of 40 bp repeats named direct repeat units (dru).
Bartels, Mette D. +5 more
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A novel DNA primase-helicase pair encoded by SCCmec elements
eLife, 2020 Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a rich source of new enzymes, and conversely, understanding the activities of MGE-encoded proteins can elucidate MGE function. Here, we biochemically characterize three proteins encoded by a conserved operon carried by the Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome (SCC mec
Bebel, Aleksandra +3 more
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Antibiotics trigger initiation of SCCmec transfer by inducing SOS responses [PDF]
Nucleic Acids Research, 2017 The rise of antimicrobial resistance limits therapeutic options for infections by methicillin-resistant staphylococci. The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) is a mobile genetic element as the only carrier of the methicillin-resistance determinants, the mecA or mecC gene. The use of antibiotics increases the spread of antibiotic resistance,
Liu, Pilong +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundDysfunction of agr, with reduced susceptibility or hetero-resistance to vancomycin, is thought to be associated with a worse outcome of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia (MRSAB).
Hee-Chang Jang +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 Clonal complex 59 (CC59) Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan includes both methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
Wei-Chun Hung +7 more
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Novel rearrangements in the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V elements of Indian ST772 and ST672 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal gram positive bacteria which causes severe and non severe infections in humans and livestock. In India, ST772 is a dominant and ST672 is an emerging clone of Staphylococcus aureus.
Jayanth Balakuntla +2 more
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Balkan Medical Journal, 2020 Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci, which belong to the normal microbiota of the skin and mucous membranes, are opportunistic pathogens. sasX, a newly described protein, is thought to play an important role in nasal colonization and methicillin-
Alper Tekeli +2 more
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Detecting the frequency of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme encoding genes among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
BioImpacts, 2015 Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) plays an important role in causing many serious nosocomial infections. In this study, the antimicrobial susceptibility and the frequency of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme encoding genes ...
Zahra Shokravi +2 more
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Majalah Kedokteran Bandung, 2011 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of multiresistant strain that becomes global health problem during 50 years. Resistance of MRSA is based on insertion mobile genetic element mecDNA or Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec ...
Yuwono +3 more
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